Brewers team principal owner Mark Attanasio said there are plans in the works for ways to honor Bob Uecker, including a big celebration in summer.
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment that reached far beyond the ballpark.
For much of his time owning the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner got what he wanted. Unfortunately for The Boss, Bob Uecker wasn’t for sale. On Wednesday, Yankees TV announcer Michael Kay revealed that Steinbrenner tried luring Uecker away from Milwaukee “a few times” on his self-titled mid-day show on ESPN New York.
As high-profile as his appearances were in places like calling Brewers games, on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, the movie "Major League" and TV show Mr. Belvedere, few things became omnipresent in the zeitgeist like Bob Uecker's "front row" Miller Lite commercial.
Bob Uecker "never took himself seriously" and that is what endeared him to Brewers fans and made him a Milwaukee treasure.
Former MLB Commissioner Bud Selig leads tributes to his "dear lifelong friend" as sports world celebrates Uecker's lasting impact
Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pays respect to Bob Uecker following the baseball legend's passing
Longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and baseball Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away Thursday after a brief and private battle with cancer.
Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years, a Baseball Hall of Famer and local, statewide and national icon, died Thursday.
The Milwaukee Brewers have plans to honor Bob Uecker during this 2025 season as people continue to remember the MLB legend.
The crane collapse at Miller Park in 1999 was one of those bad days. However, Uecker made sure the families of the ironworkers who died knew they weren’t alone.